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Dear all, <br>
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please find below and attached a call for papers for an exciting
workshop investigating the intersections of human security and the
information society. <br>
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Kind regards<br>
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Matthias<br>
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Call for Papers<br>
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5th Graz Workshop on the Future of Security<br>
Human Security in the Information Society: Regulating Risks –
Empowering People<br>
15-16 March 2012 | University of Graz, Austria<br>
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The Institute of International Law and International Relations of
the University of Graz, Austria, the European Training and
Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ETC), Graz, and
their Human Security Focus Group, in cooperation with the Austrian
National Defence Academy, the Austrian Institute for International
Affairs (OIIP) and the Marie Curie Action “Sustainable Peace
Building” funded under the EU’s 7th Framework Programme, invite
contributions to the 5th Graz Workshop on the Future of Security
on 15-16 March 2012, dedicated to Human Security in the
Information Society: Regulating Risks – Empowering People.<br>
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The fifth workshop in a series of academic events dedicated to
furthering our understanding of today’s and tomorrow’s security
challenges unites two of our central areas of research: human
security and Internet Governance.<br>
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The interdisciplinary workshop is dedicated to furthering our
understanding of the security challenges of regulating (and not
regulating) new and emerging information and communication
technologies (ICTs).<br>
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We welcome abstracts tackling any aspect of the general topic, but
are particularly interested in presentations focusing on <br>
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- the specific challenges of protecting human security and
human rights in the information society; in particular the roles
of the rights to access and to education (e-literacy) and of
freedom of expression;<br>
- the role of non-state (and other non-traditional) actors
in regulatory processes, especially the principle of
multistakeholderism and its relation to furthering security;<br>
- the importance of non-traditional norms (principles, codes
of conduct, soft law) and non-traditional normative processes
(international forums, conferences, online meetings) for ensuring
human security;<br>
- the impact of social media and ICT on conflict
(management) and peace(building);<br>
- the use of ICTs by states (“federal trojans”), armed
forces (cyberwarfare), non-state groups (cyber-terrorism,
cybercrime) and civil society (social media) and the ensuing human
security challenges; <br>
- and the role of human security in influencing the
development of Internet Governance.<br>
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All presentations are selected on the basis of academic merit.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words describing your presentation
should be sent together with a short bio no later than 16 December
2011 to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:HumanSecurity@uni-graz.at">HumanSecurity@uni-graz.at</a>.
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For more information, see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://goo.gl/ptyv3">http://goo.gl/ptyv3</a>. Selected
excellent contributions will be published in a special edition of
the peer-reviewed internationally renowned journal Human Security
Perspectives.<br>
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Organizing Committee: <br>
Wolfgang Benedek | Paul Gragl | Matthias C. Kettemann | Heike
Montag | Cristina Pace | Pascoal Santos Pereira<br>
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Mag. iur. Matthias C. Kettemann, LL.M. (Harvard) <br>
Teaching and Research Fellow <br>
Institute of International Law and International Relations <br>
University of Graz <br>
Universitätsstraße 15/A4, 8010 Graz<br>
Austria <br>
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T | +43 316 380 6711 (office) <br>
M | +43 676 701 7175 (mobile) <br>
F | +43 316 380 9455 <br>
E | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at">matthias.kettemann@uni-graz.at</a><br>
B | <a href="http://internationallawandtheinternet.blogspot.com/">internationallawandtheinternet.blogspot.com</a>
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